1998 The Bud at The Glen

The 1998 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, 1998, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45 miles (3.943 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. Within the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would make a late race charge and pass for the lead with four to go to win his 36th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his seventh of the season, and his third consecutive victory up to that point.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Mike Skinner would finish second and third, respectively.

1998 The Bud at The Glen
Race details
Race 20 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1998 The Bud at The Glen program cover.
The 1998 The Bud at The Glen program cover.
Date August 9, 1998
Official name 13th Annual The Bud at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.943 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 94.466 miles per hour (152.028 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 1:13.298
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 55
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford Philips
9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network "Happy Birthday NASCAR!"
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
13 Tom Hubert Elliott-Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios, Pop Secret
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Gumout
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevrolet Tabasco
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
46 Tommy Kendall Team SABCO Chevrolet The Money Store
50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
58 Larry Gunselman SBIII Motorsports Ford SmartTalk
59 Brian Cunningham CSG Racing Ford Cunningham Historic Motorcars
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree Camouflage
75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford McDonald's
96 Ron Fellows American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, August 7, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for three hours and 30 minutes.[3] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:13.486 and an average speed of 120.023 mph (193.158 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:13.486 120.023
2 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 1:13.638 119.775
3 23 Boris Said Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 1:13.728 119.629
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, August 8, at 2:15 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.353 and an average speed of 118.623 mph (190.905 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:14.353 118.623
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.448 118.472
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 1:14.763 117.973
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 7, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, August 8, at 10:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[3] On January 24, 1998, NASCAR would announce that the amount of provisionals given would be increased from last season. Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[6]

Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:13.298 and an average speed of 120.331 miles per hour (193.654 km/h).[7]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis, Brian Cunningham, and Larry Gunselman.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.298 120.331
2 96 Ron Fellows American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 1:13.499 120.002
3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1:13.553 119.914
4 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 1:13.555 119.910
5 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 1:13.635 119.780
6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 1:13.641 119.770
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:13.682 119.704
8 9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford 1:13.693 119.686
9 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1:13.761 119.575
10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:13.789 119.530
11 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 1:13.840 119.447
12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.880 119.383
13 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 1:13.914 119.328
14 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.960 119.254
15 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 1:13.960 119.254
16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1:14.020 119.157
17 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:14.043 119.120
18 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:14.106 119.019
19 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 1:14.190 118.884
20 13 Tom Hubert Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 1:14.195 118.876
21 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 1:14.244 118.797
22 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:14.277 118.745
23 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:14.303 118.703
24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 1:14.312 118.689
25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1:14.322 118.673
26 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 1:13.961 119.252
27 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 1:14.046 119.115
28 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:14.335 118.652
29 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1:14.355 118.620
30 46 Tommy Kendall Team SABCO Chevrolet 1:14.399 118.550
31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 1:14.403 118.544
32 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.410 118.532
33 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:14.490 118.405
34 1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1:14.526 118.348
35 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1:14.631 118.181
36 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 1:14.713 118.052
Provisionals
37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac -* -*
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford -* -*
39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
41 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet -* -*
42 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:15.364 117.032
45 59 Brian Cunningham CSG Racing Ford 1:15.688 116.531
46 58 Larry Gunselman SBIII Motorsports Ford 1:19.769 110.569
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 55 running 185 $152,970
2 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 3 running 175 $65,820
3 23 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 17 running 170 $53,085
4 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 90 2 running 165 $47,050
5 10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 0 running 155 $52,980
6 33 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 150 $44,565
7 13 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 90 0 running 146 $30,185
8 17 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 142 $39,560
9 21 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 90 8 running 143 $33,930
10 37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 134 $45,090
11 22 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 130 $36,355
12 26 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 90 0 running 127 $32,215
13 14 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 124 $36,225
14 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 121 $36,610
15 8 9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford 90 0 running 118 $26,795
16 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 115 $24,900
17 30 46 Tommy Kendall Team SABCO Chevrolet 90 0 running 112 $19,405
18 34 1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 90 0 running 109 $23,260
19 15 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 106 $30,080
20 5 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 90 5 running 108 $33,810
21 25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 100 $29,430
22 29 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 97 $25,700
23 4 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 94 $35,195
24 16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 91 $29,625
25 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 88 $18,480
26 19 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 90 0 running 85 $22,810
27 27 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 89 0 out of gas 82 $28,590
28 28 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 89 0 out of gas 79 $28,420
29 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 89 0 running 76 $21,750
30 35 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 89 0 running 73 $21,075
31 31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 89 0 running 70 $28,010
32 11 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 89 0 running 67 $27,435
33 9 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 89 0 running 64 $24,875
34 36 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 89 0 running 61 $24,840
35 32 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 running 58 $24,805
36 20 13 Tom Hubert Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 88 0 running 55 $17,745
37 18 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 88 0 running 52 $32,710
38 40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 running 49 $24,675
39 42 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 87 0 running 46 $24,665
40 12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 43 $33,655
41 39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 77 0 engine 40 $24,645
42 2 96 Ron Fellows American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 69 0 running 37 $20,135
43 41 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet 47 0 transmission 34 $17,625
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
45 59 Brian Cunningham CSG Racing Ford
46 58 Larry Gunselman SBIII Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Bonnell, Rick (August 9, 1998). "Gordon rolls to victory `in the dark'". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Johnson, James (August 10, 1998). "Crew chief keeps Gordon in dark". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 21. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ a b c "Schedule for The Bud At The Glen". That's Racin'. August 4, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. August 7, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Happy Hour practice speeds". That's Racin'. August 8, 1998. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Utter, Jim (August 7, 1998). "Another week, another pole for Gordon". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "1998 The Bud at the Glen - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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